National Science Policy: A Crash Course in Making Change

Science underpins many of our biggest societal challenges and is therefore crucial to the most complex issues facing Washington, DC. Influencing the outcomes involves understanding the policy of the issue, the politics of change, and the process of government. Students will learn these skills from practitioners, academic literature, and class lectures and put them to work by lobbying in groups on a topic of their choice. Students will visit Washington, DC to meet with and influence policy makers.